Originally, hospital meant a place where strangers or visitors were received; in the course of time, its use was restricted to institutions for the care of the sick.
Cutler, M., Horwitz, J. 2000, "Converting Hospitals from Not-for-profit to For-profit Status", in M. Cutler (ed.), The Changing Hospital Industry: Comparing Not-for-Profit and For-Profit Institutions, Cambridge, Mass. NBER.Cutler D and Horwitz J. Converting hospitals from not- for-...
Chan School of Public Health, 42 Church St, Cambridge, MA 02139 (ajha@hsph.harvard.edu). Accepted for Publication: April 25, 2017. Author Contributions: Dr Burke had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of ...
Thermal mass Overheating and Part O Providing enough thermal mass in air conditioned buildings Providing enough thermal mass in naturally ventilated buildings Surface emissivity - why this matters Thermal mass and Design-Side Response (DSR) Thermal mass and whole-life carbon Airtightness Fire resistance...
Advanced Computerized Decision Support Systems (CDSSs) assist clinicians in their decision-making process, generating recommendations based on up-to-date scientific evidence. Although this technology has the potential to improve the quality of patient care, its mere provision does not guarantee uptake: ...
A detector assembly for use in obtaining alpha-track autoradiographs, the detector assembly including a substantially boron-free substrate; a detector layer deposited on the substantially boron-free s
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The proportion of institutional-acquired pressure ulcers was higher for men in hospitals. Slightly more men had a PU category 2 to 4 (OR 0.87, 95% CI 0.76 to 0.99) in nursing homes or developed an institutional-acquired pressure ulcers category 2 to 4 in both settings (OR 0.85, 95% CI...
Campbell, A.M., "Monoclonal Antibody and Immunosensor Technology" in vol. 23 Laboratory Techniques in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1991 by Elsevier, NY, pp. 1-7. Attorney, Agent or Firm: PAUL T. CLARK Parent Case Data: CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a continuation of...
Patients were more likely to receive early empiric antibacterial therapy if they were older (adjusted rate ratio [ARR]: 1.04 [1.00-1.08] per 10 years), had a lower body mass index (ARR: 0.99 [0.99-1.00] per kg/m 2), had more severe illness (e.g., severe sepsis, ARR: 1.16 [1.07...